Terrifying Details of Life in Royal Palaces That Will Stun You

Spiral Stairs

Back in the day, every spiral staircase in a castle, of which there were many, was clockwise. This was done for a specific reason: with clockwise stairs, right-handed intruders would have a harder time swinging their swords at the castle guards. Everything had some thought...

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The More You Know

  • Shakespeare's plays feature the word "love" about 10 times more than the word "hate."
  • "E" is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all english words.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • Lightning can heat the air it passes through to 50,000 degrees.
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